Priest Poets Tickets £8 children (under 16) free Join three young priests as they share their poetry and discuss life, literature and faith. Featuring a former actress, a doctor of Languages and literature and our own local curate! Laura Darrall Laura Darrall is a performance poet and Anglican priest, she is a regular presenter on Radio [...]
This masterclass is free to watch but is not available to join in - the participants are from local secondary schools Come and watch Peter Phillips inspire musicians of the future as he runs a masterclass focusing on singers from local schools. We’re delighted to welcome Peter and his world-famous early music ensemble The Tallis [...]
Aimee Collins, head chef at Wallingford’s Michelin-recommended restaurant, Five Little Pigs, will be showcasing the best of spring with some recipes using seasonal and local ingredients. Expect new season rhubarb, foraged wild garlic and blushing pink lamb. There’ll be suggestion of cocktails to make too, including a rhubarb sour and wild garlic Bloody Mary. Five [...]
Chef Patron of The Cygnet at the Swan Inn Paul Welburn (previously awarded Michelin stars at The Oxford Kitchen 2018 and Rhodes W1 2008) has trained and worked with some of the best chefs in the UK, cooking gently nostalgic British dishes with modern twists with influences from abroad. His career has already spanned top [...]
This exhibition is FREE to visit There will be a free preview and Q&A with the artist and David Painting (the author of the book about the exhibition) at 7pm in Dorchester Abbey on Thursday 30th April. Please do come! Drawn to Imperfection is a collection of 21 large scale contemporary portraits offering an engaging [...]
The 2026 Scarecrow historical figures are listed below. Congratulations to the Line family for their winning scarecrow - Howard Carter and Tutankhamun Dorchester Festival 2026 Scarecrow Trail Answers (most popular scarecrow: Howard Carter and Tutankhamun) No Address Who is the historical figure? 1 Dorchester Abbey Museum Geoffrey Chaucer 2 Village Hall, Queen’s St (Dorchester Historical [...]
This event is FREE and available for viewing throughout the Festival week A collaborative installation of small artworks created by a variety of groups within the local community and by the young people of our charity partner, Be Free Young Carers. Designed and led and by Oxford-based artist Emma Coleman-Jones, individual responses to The Abbey, [...]
Tickets £62 6.30pm 'til late! Get your party clothes on, bring your friends and join in the fun in our fabulously decorated party tent. By popular demand we have booked the same fantastic food and band you all raved about in 2024; you won’t be disappointed! THE unmissable village party of the year! Tables of [...]
The work will be available to view 11am-5pm Weekends & BH Mon Dorchester Artists including Sophia Stewart-Liberty Tracy Lester Ed Metcalfe Carol Golding Simon Clements Bill Maish Emma Coleman-Jones will be exhibiting their work in the Dorchester Abbey Guest House. 25% of all sales will go to the Festival Charities - Dorchester Abbey and Be Free [...]
£6 Tickets only needed to enter a dog - spectators FREE! A fun day out for all the family and your dog held in the beautiful grounds of Dorchester Abbey. The show ring will be a calm and safe area for your dog to take part in the classes throughout the day. There will be [...]
Brave volunteers will abseil down the 100 foot Dorchester Abbey tower to raise money for the Festival charities - Dorchester Abbey and Be Free Young Carers Come and cheer them on! There will a bucket collection while they abseil. This event is managed by Jamie Wakeham from Gallery Bouldering -- a brilliant Oxford bouldering centre. [...]
Tickets £20 Cygnets Art School are also running an Anime workshop at 3pm Calling all young budding artists 5-13yrs! A 90 minute workshop with a Spring theme: a class using dip pen and inks to create some beautiful, vibrant chicks. We provide all the materials, just turn up in messy clothes and no need for parents to [...]
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